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"washington journal" every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think that there was no -- it was promoted within a certain articles of politics. joe, who created the show, created with no agenda. the idea that there was a -- an agenda, that it was somehow a midwife to a public policy on the course of interrogation was absurd. it is absurd. which is to say that -- which is not to say that if there was an issue, is our content was affecting the behavior of interrogators in the field, even if it was 0.05% of interrogators taking their cues from jack bauer, it was a systemic problem and i suggest that we try to intervene on behalf of those people. but to suggest that -- this is a television show. i may be pollyanna-ish about this, but the fact that 24 became the political football that became for a while was a very valuable thing. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, how movies and television portrayed policy and policy making. -- politics and policy making. and i 10:50 p.m., singer/songwriter james taylor. >> the taping was to
"washington journal" every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think that there was no -- it was promoted within a certain articles of politics. joe, who created the show, created with no agenda. the idea that there was a -- an agenda, that it was somehow a midwife to a public policy on the course of interrogation was absurd. it is absurd. which is to say that -- which is not to say that if there was an issue, is our content was affecting the behavior of interrogators in...
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this would be a good lesson for everybody in washington. what you see here and what we have in this meeting, i mean, a lot of times i think there's a got-ya mentality. you have a collection of governors, both republican and democrat, representing all 50 gnches in this country who didn't -- governers in this country who didn't get off on the fringes, who didn't get off on pet projects but instead said, we hope there's going to be something that happens here in this nation's capital and in the end we hope it's something that's positive for our states, both for our finances but also for our states' economies. so what we did what we felt cleblet collectively unites us not guides -- divides us and it's what we brought to the table. >> thank you all very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> in a few minutes we'll go live to the jack kemp foundation's leadership awards dinner. florida senator marco rubio is this year's recipient. it's running a little behind. we'l
this would be a good lesson for everybody in washington. what you see here and what we have in this meeting, i mean, a lot of times i think there's a got-ya mentality. you have a collection of governors, both republican and democrat, representing all 50 gnches in this country who didn't -- governers in this country who didn't get off on the fringes, who didn't get off on pet projects but instead said, we hope there's going to be something that happens here in this nation's capital and in the...
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while this legislation is a tremendous accomplishment for my staff here in washington, d.c., i would also like to thank members of my regional offices who not only lived through and experienced sandy but made themselves available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to see that the people of new york's needs be recognized and addressed, who extended their arrest out to those who were in trouble. martin brennan heads my new york operation. he had a torn achilles and hobbled around in a cast, but he led our staff as he always does, as a team and exquisitely. our casework team, they are seasoned. suzy orloff who i went to second grade with and has been working for me for over 30 years, cindy renwick, joyce cheng, karin vaparian have spent months helping new yorkers cut through the red tape and get the aid they need. nick martin did an amazing job of connecting resources to needs across new york city and long island. cody palusso and deanna robinson helped make sure that new york's northern suburbs were not forgotten. and touring the damaged communities was a heart-wrenching task. lane bodi
while this legislation is a tremendous accomplishment for my staff here in washington, d.c., i would also like to thank members of my regional offices who not only lived through and experienced sandy but made themselves available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to see that the people of new york's needs be recognized and addressed, who extended their arrest out to those who were in trouble. martin brennan heads my new york operation. he had a torn achilles and hobbled around in a cast, but he...
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they just trusted washington would get it done. given how quickly things happened last time, they are taking a much more active role. business leaders have come to washington to require a minimum height standard for the ride of the fiscal cliff. they want to make sure that members of either party who are speaking out are as close as possible to simpson-bowles. talk about real cuts, about real revenue. it's much more and ownership in the process this time. host: where does your group come down on regulations? guest: our job is to go out and get business leaders around the country more involved. the business leaders speak for themselves. business leaders are generally extremely influential in their home markets. there are the kind of people if that can give a member of congress moderate republican or moderate democratic calls on tougher votes. -- cover on a really tough votes. those leaders are increasingly concerned about what going on in washington and they want to get more involved. we also know that technology is developing, soci
they just trusted washington would get it done. given how quickly things happened last time, they are taking a much more active role. business leaders have come to washington to require a minimum height standard for the ride of the fiscal cliff. they want to make sure that members of either party who are speaking out are as close as possible to simpson-bowles. talk about real cuts, about real revenue. it's much more and ownership in the process this time. host: where does your group come down...
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when they go to washington, it -- just like when boeing goes to washington, it is not a philanthropic act on the pentagon's part to instruct boeing to build. -- to build in the deficit areas of the u.s. it is pragmatic. the united states federal government -- unless europe is dollarized, unless they do not have dollars to spend purchasing -- unless those who do not have dollars are given dollars to spend purchasing, the net exports of those who have surpluses, then they will stop having surplus. this is the surplus recycling mechanism. thus, we have the 20 years of the golden age. the 1950's and the 1960's. a period of immense stability very low inflation. very low unemployment. universal growth. we had other problems. the lease from the macroeconomic point of view, it was a golden age. why did it end? because the global surplus of recycling mechanism could no longer be sustained. why? because the united states stopped having a surplus by the end of the 1960's. how can you recycle surplus if you cannot have it. -- if you do not have it? enter a young turk in 1971. actually, he was the
when they go to washington, it -- just like when boeing goes to washington, it is not a philanthropic act on the pentagon's part to instruct boeing to build. -- to build in the deficit areas of the u.s. it is pragmatic. the united states federal government -- unless europe is dollarized, unless they do not have dollars to spend purchasing -- unless those who do not have dollars are given dollars to spend purchasing, the net exports of those who have surpluses, then they will stop having...
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here is a piece speaking in washington. [video clip] >> i think you will see economic growth slowed by as much as 3% to 5%. it will throw another 2 million people out of work. unemployment will go to 9%. i think it is about a third that will go over the cliff. people will go there very quickly for lots of different reasons. you will see the numbers in the fourth quarter. i think the real problem is if we do not get a deal right away. that will lead to chaos. host: chaos he says. guest: i think it is a fair assessment to say there is a chance we might go off the cliff. if we do, it is not for a long cliff. i am a little more optimistic. i believe there has been a lot more movement than a few years ago. if you go, a cbo is projecting this in the first quarter. we are looking ahead -.5 for the whole year. cbo has estimated that the unemployment would go over 9%. of americans. host: some are using word slope, maybe it is not so sharp. if washington fails to get it done by the first, it will shrink. monuments will stay open. ame
here is a piece speaking in washington. [video clip] >> i think you will see economic growth slowed by as much as 3% to 5%. it will throw another 2 million people out of work. unemployment will go to 9%. i think it is about a third that will go over the cliff. people will go there very quickly for lots of different reasons. you will see the numbers in the fourth quarter. i think the real problem is if we do not get a deal right away. that will lead to chaos. host: chaos he says. guest: i...
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i hope will not ask them to shoulder the weight of washington's irresponsibility. every man and woman who serves in this chamber, and the one at down the chamber, he are the recipients of a sacred trust. we have made a said could lead on the bible. part of that pledge is to defend men and women who put their lives on the line to defend us. if we end the year without resolving sequestration, he will all be in direct and unforgivable violation of that trust. i have debated and reasoned, with my colleagues, and i beg you -- do not let the year end without ending sequestration. i urge passage of this measure. >> field that to the gentleman from maryland, mr. van holland. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want to say to my friend, the chairman of the budget committees, thank you. i want to say to my friend, the chairman of the budget committee, i have great respect for him, and i hope you will not take it the wrong way, but i am glad to have you back. i look forward to working with you next year. i hope we will be able to work in a bipartisan way, starting right now. unfortu
i hope will not ask them to shoulder the weight of washington's irresponsibility. every man and woman who serves in this chamber, and the one at down the chamber, he are the recipients of a sacred trust. we have made a said could lead on the bible. part of that pledge is to defend men and women who put their lives on the line to defend us. if we end the year without resolving sequestration, he will all be in direct and unforgivable violation of that trust. i have debated and reasoned, with my...
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we are seeing the same thing in washington. i am sure you have all heard the talk recently about some deadlines we are facing in a few weeks when comes to investment in taxes. that will have a big impact on all of you. if congress does not accident, starting on january 1 everybody is going to see their income taxes going up. that is true. typical middle-class family of four will see an income tax hike of $2,200. how many of you can afford to pay another $2,200 tax and did not think so. that is a hit he cannot afford to take. if congress lets middle-class taxes go up, economists will tell you that people will spend nearly $200 billion less than they otherwise would spend. consumer spending is going to go down. that means you have less customers. businesses get your profits. they hire fewer workers. you go on a downward spiral. wrong idea. here is the good news. we can solve this problem. all congress needs to do is pass a law that would prevent a tax hike on the first $250,000 of everybody's income. that means and 98% of america
we are seeing the same thing in washington. i am sure you have all heard the talk recently about some deadlines we are facing in a few weeks when comes to investment in taxes. that will have a big impact on all of you. if congress does not accident, starting on january 1 everybody is going to see their income taxes going up. that is true. typical middle-class family of four will see an income tax hike of $2,200. how many of you can afford to pay another $2,200 tax and did not think so. that is...
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, bringing people from outside washington into washington. it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have seen as different sectors of the economy look at immigration differently. the high-tech community is looking at bringing in more high-skilled workers or keeping graduates in the united states to help them with challenges in computer sciences, for example, or health sciences. you have the hotel industry and the airline industry focused on trying to make sure that travel visas are administered more efficiently so we can bring in more tourists to spend more money. you have the industry sectors with an interest in immigration. our view is immigration reform will be a big issue in 2013 and you will see big companies across sectors working together, combining shared interests to get something done. host: here is a tweet from one of our viewers -- how does t
, bringing people from outside washington into washington. it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have seen as different sectors of the economy look at immigration differently. the high-tech community is looking at bringing in more high-skilled workers or keeping graduates in the united states to help...
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and make sure that everybody here in washington makes the right choice. captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> this weekend on c-span 3 american history tv follow president trume truman's eldest grandson in japan. >> apologize for what? i don't see how everybody has their own view what happened. and i don't want to argue survival to anyone in japan about the history. and i think with that said and my whole purpose for being here is to listen to the living and to do what i can to see it doesn't happen
and make sure that everybody here in washington makes the right choice. captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> this weekend on c-span 3 american history tv follow president trume truman's eldest grandson in japan. >> apologize for what? i don't see how everybody has their own view what happened. and i don't want to argue survival to anyone in japan about the history. and i think with that said and my whole...
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what washington, d.c. does best is spend money and they borrow money and they're not going to pay it back. and what we need to do is create that opportunity and what i'm afraid of these faxes on the rich which sounds really -- taxes on the rich which sounds really good. i define rich is anybody who makes more than i do. at the end of the day it's small business men and women who are creating the jobs generally that your husband will be looking for. but what hurts me the most is the fact when we make bad policies in washington, d.c., people lose their jobs. in an average economic recovery, we would have about 10 million more jobs out there for american families and so washington has failed. i think it's because we're trying to manage everything from a big government approach, cindy. keep struggling -- i'm going to keep pushing forward. members of congress don't get free health care. they get plenty of subsidies as well and that's unfair. host: bill king tweets in. guest: the membership of the caucus is fair
what washington, d.c. does best is spend money and they borrow money and they're not going to pay it back. and what we need to do is create that opportunity and what i'm afraid of these faxes on the rich which sounds really -- taxes on the rich which sounds really good. i define rich is anybody who makes more than i do. at the end of the day it's small business men and women who are creating the jobs generally that your husband will be looking for. but what hurts me the most is the fact when we...
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for what purpose does the gentlelady from washington rise? the gentlelady from washington seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute? >> yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized -- without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor a dedicated public servant, mark bolt. through 18 years of public service both as a state representative and as a clark county commissioner, mark has put the people of clark county first. mark has been a business advocate, a tireless supporter of the farmer community and a friend of the peopleests elected to serve -- people he was elected to serve. he is a current member of the farm bureau, served 18 years as a local youth leader and a sunday school teacher. ms. herrera beutler: in the months of august there's one place you're going to find mark and that's at the clark county fair serving barbeque to support young life. he has deep roots in our community and his dedication and work has earned the respect of people throughout our community of all
for what purpose does the gentlelady from washington rise? the gentlelady from washington seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute? >> yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized -- without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor a dedicated public servant, mark bolt. through 18 years of public service both as a state representative and as a clark county commissioner, mark has put the people of clark county...
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a cloudy day in washington. as you can see, the flag at the capitol flying at half staff, representing the passing of the hawaii senator. a memorial service taking place at the washington national cathedral right now. live coverage of that on our companion network c-span2. it is underway right now. we are continuing to take your phone calls on the fiscal cliff negotiations. the numbers are on the screen. next call is from arlington, texas. independent line. caller: good morning. first, of a bite to express my disappointment with c-span for not having microphones during the speaker's address a few minutes ago. you cannot follow what he is talking about if you cannot hear the question being asked. having said that, i want to move to the point that we need to go over the cliff in order to get people to understand the problem is not taxes, it is spending. we have to quit spending. thank you. with that, i will hang up and continue watching. >> after the vote in the house last night, senate majority leader harry reid
a cloudy day in washington. as you can see, the flag at the capitol flying at half staff, representing the passing of the hawaii senator. a memorial service taking place at the washington national cathedral right now. live coverage of that on our companion network c-span2. it is underway right now. we are continuing to take your phone calls on the fiscal cliff negotiations. the numbers are on the screen. next call is from arlington, texas. independent line. caller: good morning. first, of a...
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but fix the problem so if you're asking for somebody to give more of their money into washington, at least be able to tell them that we are going to manage down the debt. that's what we're about here. which is why the focus on spending and how we have to ratchet down the spending in this town. and that's where we've heard no specifics or willingness on the part of the president to engage in discussions about specifics on spending. as far as the math is concerned, again, it was a very different president in the summer of 2011 when he said $1.2 trillion in additional revenues could be accomplished without hiking tax rates. that's what he said. so, again, all of a sudden that math doesn't work but it worked for 1.2 before. regardless, we sort of understand now, at least this round, where everyone is on taxes. let's get to the problem and maybe then we can resolve the taxes question. i yield back. mr. hoyer: well, we have a fundamental disagreement because the gentleman continues to want to focus on spending. i think that's right that we focus on spending. but, again, debt is not caused
but fix the problem so if you're asking for somebody to give more of their money into washington, at least be able to tell them that we are going to manage down the debt. that's what we're about here. which is why the focus on spending and how we have to ratchet down the spending in this town. and that's where we've heard no specifics or willingness on the part of the president to engage in discussions about specifics on spending. as far as the math is concerned, again, it was a very different...
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mitch mcconnell is no longer the top republican in washington. it is easy to forget that when he struck a deal to extend the bush tax cuts, boehner had won the house a month before but was not wielding the gavel. finally, mitch mcconnell has stayed on offense. on the senate floor on friday he argued the democrats poisoned the well by declaring boehner's plan b dead on arrival. >> and he is up for reelection in 2014. by all polling, it looks like it will be a lot tougher. he also has a colleague in rand paul, who is a tea partier. you put all those factors together and it could be that mcconnell may have to step up because that is what you have to do to get some sort of deal at the moment, we have not seen that happen. host: from mark williams, what will be specifically affected in the economy if we go over the cliff? guest: instead of giving you my own numbers, let me use the congressional budget office estimates. if we go over the cliff, and if the clip stays in place for the whole year -- clef stays in place for the whole year, gdp will go into
mitch mcconnell is no longer the top republican in washington. it is easy to forget that when he struck a deal to extend the bush tax cuts, boehner had won the house a month before but was not wielding the gavel. finally, mitch mcconnell has stayed on offense. on the senate floor on friday he argued the democrats poisoned the well by declaring boehner's plan b dead on arrival. >> and he is up for reelection in 2014. by all polling, it looks like it will be a lot tougher. he also has a...
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knapp,, washington. caller: they can talk all they want, keep talking about problems, but until they get right down and pass a balanced- budget amendment where they have to raise taxes or make cuts to pay for new programs they want, they will never fix this problem. they can tax us until we all have no money yet and they will not be able to pay for their programs without a balanced- budget amendment. host: we have four days in front of the deadline. ec eight picture of senator tom harkin -- you see a picture of senator tom harkin outside the capitol about a half an hour ago. caller: thank you for the call. they need to quit blaming each other, but what bothers me is they keep talking about the entitlements, social security, and medicare, and i am on military retirement. i have never heard them say anything about we will cut our entitlements, to pick all the senators, democrats and republicans, they could care less about us, i think. if they want to cut us, say, 10%, they ought to cut all the senators and
knapp,, washington. caller: they can talk all they want, keep talking about problems, but until they get right down and pass a balanced- budget amendment where they have to raise taxes or make cuts to pay for new programs they want, they will never fix this problem. they can tax us until we all have no money yet and they will not be able to pay for their programs without a balanced- budget amendment. host: we have four days in front of the deadline. ec eight picture of senator tom harkin -- you...
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and so he came to washington, d.c. a few years ago, this is a picture of him that was taken recently before he died at the age of 110 at the d.c. memorial thope mall. what that is is a monument and memorial to all the veterans from the district of columbia that served in world war i. and i went with him to this memorial where we talked about expanding our honor of all veterans and having a memorial for everybody in the great world war i. that was his goal and he worked with many members of congress on this issue. unfortunately, he was not -- he didn't live long, only to 110, he didn't live long enough to see the memorial created. he was the last, madam speaker, the very last dough boy, american, that lived in the great world war i. they're all gone. every one of them. so it is up to us, members of congress and the public, to speak for them and honor them on the mall aacross the street as would be appropriate. it is, you know, in the mall we have three of the great wars of the last century, three of the great four wars,
and so he came to washington, d.c. a few years ago, this is a picture of him that was taken recently before he died at the age of 110 at the d.c. memorial thope mall. what that is is a monument and memorial to all the veterans from the district of columbia that served in world war i. and i went with him to this memorial where we talked about expanding our honor of all veterans and having a memorial for everybody in the great world war i. that was his goal and he worked with many members of...
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he practiced international trade law and washington. on behalf of the west virginia state society, i would like to introduce ira shapiro. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. thank you to the society for giving me the chance to be here. thanks to mike who did so much to organize the event. he is an old friend. thank you, mike. i'm delighted to be here today with corbin. -- david corbin. we have two books that talk about robert byrd from different perspectives. my book is basically about the senate and the last great senate as i refer to it. senator byrd was the majority leader during the period of time i wrote about. it gives you an ensemble sense of how the senate works. the book originated in 2008. i had been in the senate in the 1970s and 1980s. by 2008, i decided the senate had become utterly unrecognizable to me. polarized and paralyzed, really quite dysfunctional. i decided to write a book about the senate when it was great, specifically when i was there. [laughter] when you do something like that, you hav
he practiced international trade law and washington. on behalf of the west virginia state society, i would like to introduce ira shapiro. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. thank you to the society for giving me the chance to be here. thanks to mike who did so much to organize the event. he is an old friend. thank you, mike. i'm delighted to be here today with corbin. -- david corbin. we have two books that talk about robert byrd from different perspectives. my...
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for "washington journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> news out of the labor department and washington this morning -- the november jobs numbers were released with 146,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate falling to seven 0.7%, the lowest since december 2008. it had been concerns that hurricane sandy could affect the numbers however the government said it had a minimal of fact. the associated press rights hiring remains steady during the storm and in the face of looming tax increases. the government said employees -- employers added fewer jobs in october and november than initially estimated and the unemployment rate fell from 7.9% in october mostly because some people started looking for jobs. there were signs that the storm disrupted economic activity. and employment dropped 20,000 and weather prevented 369,000 people from getting to work. they were counted as employed come. apply today on c-span, james taylor talks ab
for "washington journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> news out of the labor department and washington this morning -- the november jobs numbers were released with 146,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate falling to seven 0.7%, the lowest since december 2008. it had been concerns that hurricane sandy could affect the numbers however the government said it had a minimal of fact. the...
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"washington times"," social security paid billions. guest: social security disability is what they are talking about in that article and hard to get disability under social security. constituents who come to my office looking for disability, but we have to go after fraud and we have tried to do that in a number of areas. the administration has stepped up their enforcement and investigation of fraud by individuals by companies and that is important. first place we can get receive news and we should. host: harold, new jersey, republican caller. caller: i certainly agree with you. our founding documents guarantee the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. all have been greatly diminished by these activist judges. actually roe v. wade a took away the right to life. we encourage the culture of death by giving money to planned parenthood that kill more people. it's terrible what happened in connecticut, but unborn persons killed with the support of taxpayer money, these are persons, too. host heast your response. guest: i don't
"washington times"," social security paid billions. guest: social security disability is what they are talking about in that article and hard to get disability under social security. constituents who come to my office looking for disability, but we have to go after fraud and we have tried to do that in a number of areas. the administration has stepped up their enforcement and investigation of fraud by individuals by companies and that is important. first place we can get receive...
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and the more fair we are here in washington, you make more, you pay more. you make less you pay less. and i'm one of those that likes two deductions. one for charitable giving and the other for the mortgage interest dedux. we can negotiate over numbers. that's not a problem. we can compromise, we can reach an agreement, a compromise over numbers. but let's don't compromise on principle that is so basic, simply says, if you make more you pay more. it's an easy concept. you make more you pay more. you make less you pay less. that's fair. and for heaven's sake, let's do this and let's take that obamacare burden off the working poor in america that are going to get socked with that tax. and we were told for so long, if we don't do something, there will be 30 million, maybe 20 million, 30 million people in america who won't have insurance. and then we get to the bottom of it, we find out, well, now we're going to have lots of people pay lots more taxes and we're still -- oh, and we're gutting medicare in obamacare, we're gutting it $716 billion, so the seniors w
and the more fair we are here in washington, you make more, you pay more. you make less you pay less. and i'm one of those that likes two deductions. one for charitable giving and the other for the mortgage interest dedux. we can negotiate over numbers. that's not a problem. we can compromise, we can reach an agreement, a compromise over numbers. but let's don't compromise on principle that is so basic, simply says, if you make more you pay more. it's an easy concept. you make more you pay...
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the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., december 18, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable nan s. hayworth to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the house will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. i have been directed by the house -- sflat that the house that the senate has passed a bill in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: madam s
the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., december 18, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable nan s. hayworth to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the house will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. i have been directed by the house -- sflat that the house that the senate has passed a bill in which the concurrence of the house...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> i rise to recognize the outstanding service of jay johnson of the department of defense in navigating a wide range of important legal issues, he's been an invaluable partner to the house aarped services committee. over the last four years he advised the committee on numerous national security challenges including cyberwarfare, counterterrorism operation the legal boundaries in the conflict against al qaeda, and detainee operations worldwide. he was integral tour efforts to reform military commissions for those -- with those accused of planning and executing the 9/11 attacks will be tried. he's created briefings on don't ask, don't tell, efforts to combat sexual assault in the military, changes to the combat exclusion policy, the member of the joint chiefs staff and the withdrawal of troops from iraq. there's been no shortage of difficult and controversial issues. he
for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> i rise to recognize the outstanding service of jay johnson of the department of defense in navigating a wide range of important legal issues, he's been an invaluable partner to the house aarped services committee. over the last four years he advised the committee on numerous national security...
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this is from today's washington journal. a look back at campaign 2012. joining us at the table is glenn thrush and jonathan martin of politico. guest: we had known that there >> we have known for some time there was always tension between the campaign staff and the candidate's family in terms of how to fill mitt romney's -- how to tell the romney story. so many americans saw this rich business man and they never got a sense for who he was as a person. one of the most fascinating is that we came across was, romney had a mormon documentarian follow him around in the campaign. he was a friend of one of the romney sons. he had great access. he made a documentary about romney. in 2010, he showed it to the family, they loved it. the staff said, we are not going to show this to the public. they thought it showed too much of him talking about his mormon faith in a way that they feared could turn off the public, which has some misconceptions about that faith. to me, that captured the attention in the romney campaign. the staff never wanted to talk about the candi
this is from today's washington journal. a look back at campaign 2012. joining us at the table is glenn thrush and jonathan martin of politico. guest: we had known that there >> we have known for some time there was always tension between the campaign staff and the candidate's family in terms of how to fill mitt romney's -- how to tell the romney story. so many americans saw this rich business man and they never got a sense for who he was as a person. one of the most fascinating is that...
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m >> no, i was in washington. and in reykjavik and geneva. >> on the reagan staff. >> trying to figure out what the russians were up to. from your point of view as a russian expert, what was going on in the russian mind as all of this was taking place? what was the importance of the emergence of gorbachev as the leader of the soviet union? >> there were a number of very important questions out there. i think we understand now better than we understood at the time one of the misperceptions i believe that we had was that the deployment of the s.s.-20's had been calculated in advance to be a threat to europe and to decouple the alliance. now, as we look back now, we find that they had not staffed this whatsoever and it was largely a matter of the inertia of the military complex. they would build them because they could and the foreign ministry was not consulted before their decision to deploy the ss-20. we now know there was a minority of opinion after the deployment that this was a strategic error because it would b
m >> no, i was in washington. and in reykjavik and geneva. >> on the reagan staff. >> trying to figure out what the russians were up to. from your point of view as a russian expert, what was going on in the russian mind as all of this was taking place? what was the importance of the emergence of gorbachev as the leader of the soviet union? >> there were a number of very important questions out there. i think we understand now better than we understood at the time one of...